The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-10
LOCAL BREv1TIES.
Matters Of Minor Moment in and About
.f tho City. b

Matters Of Minor Moment In md About
Ef tho City. ~
ONE marriage license was issued yester-
day.
BRNwooD will vote on the 18th for IL
cense or no license.
A REGULAR aemi.monthly meeting Of
Council will be held this evening.
THERE were more than the usual mum.
Der Of drunken mon on the streets yester.
day.
THERE were fewer cases Of loss by pick
pockets yesterday than usually reported
on circus day. ~
TIE Wheeling steel works Is still idle,
and az far as can be learned there Is no
immediate prospect Of starting up.
ABOUT seventeen storms threatened this
section at different times yesterday, but
all passed over without Undertaking. here.
A bright bevy OF studenta from the Fe.
male College, about fifteen In number, oc.
cupied seats In tho balcony at the Opera
House last night and enjoyed Hamlet"
TIE CitizenH' Street Railway Company
enjoyed a decided boom yesterday. All
It's available rolling stock had 10 be called
into reputation to accommodate the rush
Of travel.
OK Decoration Day, May 80, some Of
the members Of the Y. NJ. O. A. OF this
city will viait the State penitentiary at
Moundsville and conduct service with
the convicts.
THERE was q terrible rain storm at Gum.
berland, Nd, Sunday night, and the Bal.
| timore < Ohio train from the East due
here at 10 yesterday morning did not ar.
rive until afternoon.
The Riverside furnace at steubenville
Is reported to only have a supply Of coke
sufficient to run On until the frat OF next
week. Ifthe Connelsville strike Is not
ended by then, the fires will have to be
banked.
An entertainment 10 to DO given at
Wellsburg this evening by the Disciples
Sunday school OF that place. Mrs. Oscar
Seeley and Miss Annie Carson, OF this city,
will be among those from other points
who will assist in the programme.
CLERK Hook yesterday admitted to
record decd made May 0, by B. B. Dove.
ner, special commissioner, 10 Emma B.
Bane and others, in consideration Of
81 ,342, for 1 acres, 2 roods and 20 perches
OF land on Short creek, this county.
FREDERICK ELIAS was yesterday appoin.
ted guardian OF Frederick, orphan oil
Mary Elias, deceased, and gave bond in
the sum Of 5000, with Louis Elias as sure
ty. Sophia Goethe was appointed guar.
dian OF Dora Elias; bond 5000; Charles
Il. Goetze surety.
IT is expected that to-day will see the
esnd reached at the McMsnnis No. oil
well in the Taylorstown district. The do.
velopment OF this well has been tho cause
OF considerable speculation as to what ita
character will be. The Happier well is
getting close to the sand.
GEORGE SAITH, the horaeman, went to
St. Clairsville last week with lot OF fast
horsee, with the intention Of keeping
them on the fair grounds and training
them until the races and fairs begin, but
the Association had done nothing toward
repairing the grounds, and Smith took his
horses and left.
THE Mcclure House will be re.opened
sometime bstween the 18th aud 25th inats.
The new management, Scott, Grant & Co.,
are putting forth every effort to have the
house opened just as soon as poesible,
The carpenters, painters and paper hang.
ers are about through and the new furni.
ture and belongings are arriving daily.
ALL the railroads coming into the city
did large excursion business yesterday
bringing people here to sec the circus.
| The largest crowd came in at the Ohio
River Road; the Hempfield came next
and the B. & 0. local trains from the
East had to run extra cara. Across the
river the Q. L. & W. brought in large
number.